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Palisades Glacier Trip. Harry Sutherland on the glacier. September 1-3, 1951. Environmentalist Martin Litton was on this trip and did a Los Angeles Times writeup on the Palisades in the September 17 issue. It was on the front page of the second section and included many photographs. He probably took this photo. Not listed in the Angeles Chapter schedule.
Photographer: Unknown
Donor: Barbara Sutherland
Original: Unknown medium retained by the donor. Digital imaged donated to Angeles Chapter eArchive by Barbara Sutherland.
Credit: Harry Sutherland Collection, Sierra Club-Angeles Chapter Archives.
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1971 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI Frua All-Weather Cabriolet
From RM Sotheby's Monterey 2017
The listing's chassis number PRH4643 matches that in the Pebble Car Guide, confirming the listing writeup is for the same car.
1971 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI All-Weather Cabriolet by Frua
$385,000 USD | Sold
o The final Rolls-Royce Phantom VI completed
o The 1993 Geneva Motor Show car
o One of two Frua-bodied Phantom VIs built, and a unique one-off design
o Virtually new condition; 133 actual miles
o Documented with factory build correspondence
THE FINAL PHANTOM VI COMPLETED
Of the 374 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI chassis produced between 1968 and 1991, only two were produced with truly bespoke coachwork, both to very modern designs by the renowned Pietro Frua of Turin. The story of these cars’ construction is full of fascinating characters and high drama, largely related to Frua not speaking English, and no one at Rolls-Royce speaking Italian, and neither bothering to hire an interpreter. Work on the first car, a two-door cabriolet, took three full years!
Frua then began work on the second, this car, chassis number PRH4643, for the British real estate developer Robert “Bobby” Buchanan-Michaelson. The car was still in-process four years later, in 1977, when it was sold to the passionate American Rolls-Royce collector, James Leake, for whom work was continued, assisted by Rolls-Royce and with new drawings by Frua. Frua’s retirement shortly thereafter and death in 1983 seemed likely to doom continued work, but thanks to the perseverance and patience of its owners, the spectacular Frua Phantom VI was finally completed in 1993. It was then displayed at that year’s Geneva Motor Show, marking the debut of what was the final Phantom VI completed for a customer.
STILL A NEW CAR
Preserved by collectors ever since, the unique Frua Phantom VI remains remarkably original and in fact is still in virtually “new” condition, with 133 actual miles at the time of cataloguing. It is filled with elaborate fine detail throughout, including an elaborate multi-position convertible top allowing the car to be configured as a sedanca de ville, landaulet, or fully open convertible. The rear compartment is trimmed in burled walnut with intricate sterling silver inlays, and features a silk-lined lady’s vanity, a portable Davidoff cigar humidor, television, VCR, radio, and cocktail cabinet.
The last word in modern opulence, this is a remarkably significant Rolls, as a “brand new” Phantom VI of bespoke design by one of Italy’s greatest stylists, and a bookend to nine decades of unique coachbuilt Rolls-Royces.
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It's the big day we've been waiting for - the 2024 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance!
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We saw so many great vehicles and sights during Monterey Car Week!
Mom's shop in Fairplay, CO. was called Nook ‘n’ Cranny’s. Online it was called Doodads 'n Duds. Here's a writeup from the Denver Post, August 21, 2009. See, "6. Nook ‘n’ Cranny’s," at the end. The excerpt follows the link.
www.denverpost.com/2009/08/21/outside-guide-fairplay/
Nook ‘n’ Cranny’s
An expedition through the yard and the various outbuildings here is like a journey to the heart of your grandparents’ attic. You’d better take Grandma while you’re at it, so she can explain just what it is you’re looking at. Like that crib-type thing in the corner — oh, a trundle bed. Go figure. And this dagger-lookin’ thing? You used to pin your hat to your hair with these? Huh. There’s plenty you will recognize, too, even if it’s through the fog of memory — Flexible Flyers, a rocking horse with springs, ancient cash registers, druggists’ scales. And if you’re in the market for a printer’s tray or a bird cage, you’ll find some beauties. Here’s a stroll down Memory Lane where you can load the memories into the car and take them home — can’t beat that. 879 Steinfeldt Parkway
M-1 2ND PLACE: FERRARI EARLY
1952 Ferrari 212 Inter Ghia Coupe Speciale shown by Dennis & Susan Garrity, De Pere, Wisconsin
First, Second and Third in Class Winners are selected by Class Judges based on originality, authenticity, and excellent preservation or restoration.
Class Awards, representing the spirit of the Concours, are sculptures designed by Emmanuel Zurini.
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From RM Sotheby's Arizona 2018
The listing's chassis number 0233 EU matches that in the Pebble Car Guide, confirming the listing writeup is for the same car.
1952 Ferrari 212 Inter Coupe by Ghia
$1,187,500 USD | Sold
o Ferrari Classiche certified
o The Ferrari factory show car at the 1952 Paris Salon
o Bespoke one-off coachwork by Ghia
o Originally delivered to Juan Perón, President of Argentina
o Award-winner at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and Cavallino Classic
o Featured in numerous magazine articles
o Includes tools and original 212 owner’s manual
o Incredible history, styling, and provenance
THE JUAN PERÓN 212 INTER
This unique 212 Inter’s resume includes an impressive show-car debut by Ferrari, after which it was acquired by one of the most famous leaders of the 20th century—Juan Perón. More recently restored and recognized at prestigious concours events, chassis 0191 EL is in the first rank of unique, coachbuilt Ferraris.
The sensational Inter began life as the 49th of 73 examples built, completing assembly in late summer of 1952 as chassis no. 0233 EU (in one of the earliest uses of the EU suffix, presaging the forthcoming Europa model). Intended as a show car, the chassis was sent to Ghia in Turin and clothed with one-off coachwork, featuring many of the design cues common to the firm’s Virgil Exner collaborations of the era. The elegant fender and front-fascia treatments echo similar cues found on show cars like the Ghia GS1 and Chrysler D’Elegance. Like those luxury models, the Ferrari was trimmed with a particularly sumptuous interior that abounded in thoughtful ergonomic details, like folding window winders to ease exit and entry and driving comfort, as well as a thickly padded console armrest.
The Inter debuted at the Paris Motor Show in October 1952, perched on the Ferrari stand alongside 0235 EU, a Pinin Farina-bodied cabriolet. It was there that the car was reportedly first spotted by its future owner, Juan Domingo Perón, President of Argentina. A remarkably diverse and divisive leader who was both adored and vilified by his own people, Perón rose to power in the Cold War climate of 1946 behind a populist agenda, and the ideology named for him, Peronism, actually lives on to this day in elements of current Argentine politics.
A true motoring enthusiast, Perón was famed for amassing an immense collection of luxurious automobiles, ranging from Ferraris to Packards. He loved racing, and was a key financier of the careers of two of the country’s rising stars, Juan Manual Fangio and Froilan Gonzalez, supporting their 1950 entry at Le Mans in a Gordini, and putting significant weight behind Fangio’s Formula 1 efforts. Perón financed the construction of a Formula 1 track in Buenos Aires called the Juan Perón October 17 Circuit (in honor of the date of his rise to power), and created a state-funded car company called Justicialista that offered a Porsche-powered two-seat fiberglass sports car.
After seeing the one-off Ghia coupe at Paris in October 1952, Perón made inquiries and a purchase was arranged through an intermediary in Rome. It is likely that the President wished to minimize any publicity surrounding his purchase and its tax consequences, as he faced increasing scrutiny at home. Argentine import taxes for new luxury cars are notoriously steep, and for this reason, the car presumably returned to Maranello so that it could assume the identity of a used car, which happened to be Milan registration number MI 197153. This registration had been in use by another Ghia-bodied Ferrari, chassis 0191 EL, and due to the registration switch, the factory conducted a commensurate chassis renumbering to seal the car’s new identity. It is important to note that this numbering swap involved no exchange of bodies, chassis, or motors; both cars were originally built with the chassis and bodies they wear today, and merely exchanged numbers for the sake of a powerful client’s aversion to taxes and any unfavorable publicity associated with his extravagant tastes.
In 1955, Juan Perón was ousted from power by a military coup, and after he fled the country, the Ghia coupe remained in Argentina, eventually passing to a dealer by the early 1970s. The car was purchased in August 1973 by Conrado Tennina, an Italian living in Buenos Aires, and he retained possession for 14 years before selling it into European ownership in 1987. At that point, the Ferrari was treated to a comprehensive restoration, including a complete mechanical refurbishment, while the exterior was returned to its original and stunning 1952 Paris Salon livery, a two-tone combination of yellow over black with correct whitewall tires.
In December 1999, the car was acquired by the consignor, a highly respected collector of one-off Ferrari show cars, who presented the Ghia coupe at the 2001 Cavallino Classic. In mid-2002 he entrusted the car to the Ferrari specialists at Motion Products in Neenah, Wisconsin, and some minor cosmetic corrections were undertaken in the engine bay to return the finishes and hardware to factory-correct specifications.
The 212 was then displayed at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in August 2002, where it earned a 2nd-in-class award, in a strong endorsement of the European restoration and its more recent freshening. Chassis no. 0191 EL was exhibited at Cavallino again in January 2003, this time garnering a Platinum Award and winning the Excellence Cup, and a month later the historically important Ferrari was the subject of a cover feature in Forza magazine.
Now available for the first time in nearly 20 years, 0191 EL claims rare history and remarkable ownership provenance. It was personally viewed at the 1952 Paris Salon and then acquired by Juan Perón, one of the most significant figures in Latin American politics, and a diehard motorsports enthusiast whose automotive legacy includes the triumphs of Fangio.
Furthermore clothed with one-off Ghia coachwork that ranks among the carrozzeria’s finest efforts, and benefiting from a Pebble Beach and Cavallino award-winning restoration, this exquisite 212 Inter is currently undergoing certification by Ferrari Classiche. It all but guarantees entry to prestigious international events such as Pebble Beach (where it is once again eligible) and the Villa d’Este Concorso d’Eleganza.
Few early Ferrari road cars offer such extraordinary cachet, and the Ghia coupe’s current availability should merit the attention of the world’s most serious collectors and Maranello connoisseurs.
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It's the big day we've been waiting for - the 2024 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance!
First, Second and Third in Class Winners are selected by Class Judges based on originality, authenticity, and excellent preservation or restoration.
Class Awards, representing the spirit of the Concours, are sculptures designed by Emmanuel Zurini.
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We saw so many great vehicles and sights during Monterey Car Week!
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